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Writing Free Verse Poetry

Students will write a free verse poem about how they've changed. Poem will reflect the student's thoughts and feelings; their likes and dislikes. The poem will be hand written, following the editing notations on their first draft; art and decoration will be added to enhance the visual display of the poem.

Rubric Code: Z24B62

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

"I Used To..." Poem
	Poor 1 pts	Ok/ Good 2 pts	Very Good 3 pts	Exceptional 4 pts
Effort/Ideas	Poor Student made almost no attempt in this assignment.	Ok/ Good Student puts little effort into the writing of the poem.	Very Good Student puts an adequate amount of effort into the writing of this poem.	Exceptional Student puts a lot of effort into the writing of the poem.
Poem follows format.	Poor Format was not followed.	Ok/ Good Format was followed fairly.	Very Good Format was followed well.	Exceptional Format was followed very well.
Poem expresses writer's feelings	Poor Poem shows almost no thought on the part of the writer.	Ok/ Good Poem is basic and shows very little reflection. The poet's feelings are not revealed.	Very Good Poem shows some evidence of the author's feelings and reflections. Parts of the poem may be shallow, but most of the poem expresses some depth and insight.	Exceptional Entire poem shows reflection and expression of feelings on the part of the writer. It gives real insight into the writer's character.
Visual presentation of poem	Poor Presentation is sloppy.	Ok/ Good Presentation is just ok; writing could be neater and presentation is lacking.	Very Good Presenation is neat and artistically presented.	Exceptional Presentation is extremely neat and very artistically presented.